Of June

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Of June is the first EP and debut release by American electronic music project Owl City. It was produced, mastered and recorded solely by Adam Young in July 2007 and uploaded to his MySpace page on August 29, 2007. Of June was released digitally on December 16, 2008. The EP soon begun garnering an online fan base on Young's MySpace page. Of June was generally well received with positive reviews. Following the surprise success of Owl City's second studio album Ocean Eyes, the EP was pressed and re-released by Universal Republic on March 30, 2010. Jared Johnson of AllMusic stated, "His lyrics are poetry for a surprising number of souls who, like him, seem to have grown tired of the standard Top 40 fare." He praised the song "Hello Seattle" calling the track, "the heart of the album," whilst also remarking, "each song has elements of brilliance." Zach Hall of Jesus Freak Hideout praised the EP writing, "Young's voice shines through track by track while his beats and synth brings us back to 'Fireflies' fame" and said the EP is "a fantastic addition to any emotronic/synthpop fan's collection." He additionally complimented songs such as "Hello Seattle" and "Fuzzy Blue Lights", calling them "favorites." Young reflected on the EP, noting that he had not listened to it since it was released and stated, "I prefer not to look back at old work. It keeps my vision for future creations much less biased. It also makes me cringe.".

via Last.fm